Afrikaner nationalism sacralized ethnic identity as a divine calling to rule southern Africa
Evidence
God created the Afrikaner people with a unique language, a unique philosophy of life, and their own history and traditions in order that they might fulfil a particular calling and destiny here in the southern corner of Africa. We must stand guard on all that is peculiar to us and build upon it. We must believe that God has called us to be servants of his righteousness in this place. — Cornel Verwey and Michael Quayle, Whiteness, racism, and Afrikaner…, 14
Categorization
- ADDENDUM: Direct parallel to the sacrificial ‘calling and destiny’ logic in the On Sacrifice piece — a people ordained as servants of righteousness in a place, giving moral license to dominion.
- SHARE: The Broederbond chairman’s 1944 founding creed — would hit hard for anyone into the intellectual DNA of apartheid.
- XREF: connects to: Apartheid ideology framed Afrikaner rule as divine calling and destiny — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1536; Anticipatory threat of mixture forged Afrikaner ethnic mobilization and racial theology. — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1383; Afrikaner nationalism rested on interwoven discourses of racial purity and heroic autonomy — Cornel Verwey and Michael Quayle, Whiteness, racism, and Afrikaner…, 13 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Apartheid ideology framed Afrikaner rule as divine calling and destiny
#corroborates(0.95) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1536 - Anticipatory threat of mixture forged Afrikaner ethnic mobilization and racial theology.
#expands(0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1383 - Christian nationalism fuses ethnic, racial, and political hierarchy with religious identity
#exemplifies(0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 66 - Afrikaner nationalism rested on interwoven discourses of racial purity and heroic autonomy
#expands(0.80) — Cornel Verwey and Michael Quayle, Whiteness, racism, and Afrikaner…, 13